NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday penned a letter to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, outlining five “key concerns,” including the alleged misuse of central agencies by the BJP. Kejriwal accused the BJP of deploying agencies like the CBI and ED against political rivals and giving protection to “the most corrupt leaders.”
During his appearance at ‘Janta ki Adalat’ at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, Kejriwal had questioned Bhagwat directly, asking, “What went through your heart when JP Nadda said BJP no longer needs the RSS?”
Kejriwal further alleged that PM Modi uses agencies like the ED and CBI to “topple state governments” and asked Bhagwat if this approach was “harmful to democracy.”
He reminded Bhagwat that RSS members pride themselves on being “nationalists and patriots,” while criticising the inclusion of leaders into the BJP whom PM Modi and Amit Shah had previously labelled as “corrupt.”
Referring to the BJP’s origins within the RSS, Kejriwal questioned if Bhagwat had ever tried to stop PM Modi from engaging in these “wrong practices.” He also cited Nadda’s statement during the Lok Sabha elections, implying that the BJP had grown bold enough to challenge its “mother” organisation, the RSS.
The former Delhi chief minister also pointed out to the BJP’s “retirement rule” for leaders over 75, which led to the sidelining of senior figures like L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, and Shanta Kumar, and asked whether this rule would also apply to Modi.
AAP supremo expressed hope that Bhagwat would address these concerns and encouraged everyone to reflect on the questions raised in his letter.
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